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Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Secondary Causes ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... damage or DM (visit 2) ... #HTN #Secondary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
When to Evaluate for Secondary Causes of Hypertension
1. Severe or resistant HTN
2. Acute rise/lability in BP
3.
to Evaluate for Secondary ... Causes of Hypertension ... 1. ... 2. ... #Hypertension #
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
1. ... receptor type 2) ... hemangiomatosis 2. ... PHTN #Classification ... #Differential #Causes
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Hypertension According ... Vascular Obstruction 1) ... procoagulopathy or secondary ... including surgery 2) ... portalhypertension #phtn
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... the existence of hypertension ... suggests either secondary ... acidosis (type 1 ... of 2), Ureterosigmoidostomy
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... should be done): 1. ... Stage 2 hypertension ... • Other: 1. ... most pts have HTN
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
emergency (1) ... mm is needed to cause ... (2) Target organ ... - Pulmonary edema ... Emergency #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
other obvious causes ... thromboembolism) 1) ... ventricular septum 2) ... - Mechanism: causes ... Effect: PATENT-1
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
malignant, pediatric cases ... : 1/2 paroxysmal ... HTN, most primary ... , and, rarely, secondary ... may present with pulmonary
Algorithm for Diagnosis and Management of Resistant Hypertension in CKD
Pseudoresistant Hypertension - Reduce barriers to adherence:
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... 1. ... Consider other causes ... of 2° HTN eGFR ... min/1.73 m2: 1.